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Seven Lok Sabha MPs resign over Telangana

The Congress Party received a major jolt, as six of its MPs from Andhra Pradesh submitted their resignation to the Lok Sabha Speaker, protesting against the creation of a separate Telangana state. One Rajya Sabha MP too resigned. Four Union…

Anti-Telangana Protests rock Andhra Pradesh

Protests and shutdown continued for the second consecutive day in Coastal Andhra and Raylaseema over the Centre's decision to carve out a separate Telangana state. Congress offices were attacked elsewhere in the region, while people in huge…

Telangana to become 29th State of India

The Congress-led UPA has finally given the go-ahead to the formation of a separate Telangana state, which will be carved out of Andhra Pradesh. The Congress Working Committee (CWC) has also approved the decision. The Union Cabinet will…

Telangana: UPA, CWC to meet Tomorrow

The UPA Coordination Committee meeting will be held on July 30 to take a final decision on the statehood status to Telagana. On the same day, the Congress Working Comittee will also meet to discuss the issue. Now, it's an open secret now…

Poverty declines in India, says Government

Call it a "rude joke" on the poor of the country or a political gimmick, the Planning Commission has come up with sensational statistics that poverty in India has declined to 21.9 per cent in 2011-12 from 37.2 in 2004-05. The data aimed at…